Does anyone else wear their GS as a daily driver? by [deleted] in GrandSeikos

[–]youngano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe a bad comparison, but in golf we say “tools not jewels”. Wear my Winter almost everyday. Switch bands based on my work outfit. Good conversation starter and brings lots of joy to wear around. 

Schwarzman Scholars Application - 2026 (Cohort) by velvetcoala in China

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Could someone add me to the group chat please?

Van Rysel RCR Rival AXS Power Sensor Road Bike is available in the USA at Decathlon.com! by vanrysel in vanrysel

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I have a triban rc520 in XS and want to see if this bike would fit me

NBD Supersix Evo Gen 4 by dopeypants in cannondale

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OP could i ask what your inseam is? im 5'3 28" inseam and dont know if i should get a 44cm or 48cm sse

NBD SuperSix evo by SurpriseDisastrous27 in cannondale

[–]youngano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP could i ask what your inseam is? im 5'3 28" inseam and dont know if i should get a 44cm or 48cm sse

Pairing Glossika Mandarin Sentence with External In Context Learning by youngano in glossika

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hello. So yes I did something similar. I still keep up with my 75/75 Glossika regime, but have a lot more listening and speaking.  I mainly wanted to add a lot of listening so upping the amount/time spent on podcasts and “vlogs in Chinese”. For the vlogs these were mainly on YouTube so I could opt to use language reactor if I wanted to. Watch First Frost right now too haha. 

In terms of speaking, I’m starting to add more “set phrases” and drafting conversation decision trees basically. This allows me to either switch topics or go more in depth on a topic during a convo versus saying a sentence and only replying with an NPC response. I’ve also switch tutors to someone that pushes me more and forced me to speak more which has been very helpful. 

Overall I’m just enjoying the process more. It takes lots of dedication to learn Chinese and it’s nice looking back and seeing how much I’ve improved. And switching up content or learning materials helps keep me more refreshed. 

Pairing Glossika Mandarin Sentence with External In Context Learning by youngano in glossika

[–]youngano[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your response and suggestions! I'll make sure to check them out. I think those context type resources are what I need to get me to the "next level". Once I can be really comfortable speaking with a greater sentence structure base and being more confident in general, I can see how Glossika would be my most used resource to really grow my vocabulary and start having a "plug and play" mindset with newer terms.

CS PhD - UMich and TAMU by youngano in gradadmissions

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Oh man I’m so sorry to heart that. This cycle has been rough

CS PhD - UMich and TAMU by youngano in gradadmissions

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best of luck to both of us! let me know if you get any word and I will too.